The field of architecture is constantly challenged to meet the needs of an ever-evolving society. Architects are immersed in a technological revolution where digital tools, building materials, and design methodologies are rapidly expanding. As societal demands change and technology advances, we must also consider the effect of restricted urbanism on the field of architecture and the evolution of our social environments. . . .

Since it was enacted by Congress, the Height of Buildings Act of 1910 has restricted how tall buildings can be designed in the District of Columbia. TALL DC: New Monumentalism features student work from the Catholic University of America’s School of Architecture and Planning that provocatively explores what Washington could look like in the absence of this law.

秋叶: As Autumn Leaves (AAL) is a spatial installation designed by students of LCD:Laboratory for Computational Design for Beijing Design Week 2013. Located in a historic hutong district in Beijing, AAL highlights the existing entrance to Dashilar Factory where emerging creatives exhibit their design.

daniel GILLEN (DGD): PERFORMANCE RE-IMAGINED is a series of investigations questioning what constitutes performance of the modern age. Who is the performer, and what is performed? Who is voyeur what is their role in performance? Can a singular volume adapt to alternate performances? These inquiries challenge the architectural paradigm of performance space.

70.8% of the earth’s surface is water and Shanghai is approaching a point of overflow. Future development will require the inhabitation of this surface area. In addition to a fascinating physical property caused by the surface tension of water, the meniscus is a strikingly relevant metaphor for the urban predicament of contemporary. As an urban metaphor, the meniscus is associated with periphery, threshold, development, and tension.